The sea star Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 is a species in the family Zoroasteridae, occurring exclusively in the deep sea. They have five long, skinny arms and very small central discs, giving them a very distinctive appearance. The observed one is frequently pale yellow or white in coloration, sometimes with spiny projections on the aboral surface.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoroaster sp. YZ-2022 | Echinodermata | deep-sea Asteroidea, deep-sea starfish | Cold seep/Hydrothermal vent | 1,750 | orthern South China Sea (111.033E, 17.597 N) | 2989510 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_v1 | 1Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | JAQQFT01 | Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences | PRJNA891479 | 95.91% | 39,426 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| A chromosome-level genome assembly of a deep-sea starfish (Zoroaster cf. ophiactis) | Scientific Data | 37528102 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| SQW42HX01_g37629 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3763 | TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 246 |
| SQW42HX01_g37630 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37631 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37632 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37633 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37634 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37635 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37636 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37637 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37638 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
| SQW42HX01_g37639 | 5'-NUCLEOTIDASE-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g3764 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37640 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37641 | 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR |
| SQW42HX01_g37642 | PROTEASOME ASSEMBLY CHAPERONE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37643 | TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37644 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37645 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 22 MEMBER |
| SQW42HX01_g37646 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37647 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37648 | FTP DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37649 | EPILEPSY HOLOPROSENCEPHALY CANDIDATE 1/TMEM1 |
| SQW42HX01_g3765 | TRAFFICKING PROTEIN PARTICLE COMPLEX SUBUNIT |
| SQW42HX01_g37650 | SPLICING FACTOR SF3A-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37651 | SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 2 |
| SQW42HX01_g37652 | MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER |
| SQW42HX01_g37653 | ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 294 |
| SQW42HX01_g37654 | CAAX PRENYL PROTEASE 1 |
| SQW42HX01_g37655 | INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS |
| SQW42HX01_g37656 | METAL TRANSPORTER CNNM |
| SQW42HX01_g37657 | WILMS' TUMOR 1-ASSOCIATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37658 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37659 | CALCIPRESSIN |
| SQW42HX01_g3766 | CDC42 GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37660 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
| SQW42HX01_g37661 | HEPARAN SULFATE 2-O-SULFOTRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37662 | PEPTIDYL-PROLYL CIS-TRANS ISOMERASE-LIKE 4 |
| SQW42HX01_g37663 | HSD9 |
| SQW42HX01_g37664 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37665 | MINA53 MYC INDUCED NUCLEAR ANTIGEN |
| SQW42HX01_g37666 | BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX PROTEIN NEUROGENIN-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37667 | ATPASES OF THE PP SUPERFAMILY-RELATED |
| SQW42HX01_g37668 | VOLTAGE AND LIGAND GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL |
| SQW42HX01_g37669 | |
| SQW42HX01_g3767 | |
| SQW42HX01_g37670 | MICROSOMAL GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE |
| SQW42HX01_g37671 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g37672 | COILED-COIL DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 |
| SQW42HX01_g37673 | OLIGORIBONUCLEASE, MITOCHONDRIAL |
